Donnell Irrais Ó Conchobair was a

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- Irish

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, . Donell was a member of the Clan Muircheartaigh Uí Conchobhair. His father was Manus mac Muircheartaigh Muimhneach. In 1273, following the murder of

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, he was banished from Umallia and

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. The

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, ''sub anno'' 1274, state Tiernan, son of Hugh O'Rourke, Lord of Breifny, and Donnell, son of Manus, who was son of Murtough Muimhneach, most illustrious throughout all Ireland for hospitality and prowess, died.

References

* ''The History of Mayo'', p. 300, Hubert T. Knox, 1908. * ''A Lost Tribe - The Clan Murtagh O'Conors'', Katherine Simms, pp. 1–22, ''Journal of the

Galway Archaeological and Historical Society The Galway Archaeological and Historical Society was founded on 21 March 1900, at the Railway Hotel, Galway. It promotes the study of the archaeology and history of the west of Ireland. Since 1900, the Society has published 70 volumes of the '' ...

'', volume 53, 2001

External links

*http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T100005C/index.html {{DEFAULTSORT:Irrais, Donnell Medieval Gaels from Ireland Irish lords People from County Mayo 13th-century Irish people